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Which of Russia’s Top 20 Oil Refineries Has Ukraine Struck?

Ukraine is systematically taking out Russian oil refineries with two primary objectives: to disrupt fuel supply chains to the frontlines and to weaken the Kremlin’s ability to profit from its resources.
On January 31, Ukrainian drones struck one of Russia’s largest oil refineries—the Lukoil-Volgograd Refinery, the country’s sixth-largest, with a processing capacity of 14.5 million tons.
Earlier in January, Ukrainian forces successfully hit the Ryazan Refinery twice. With a capacity of 17.1 million tons, it ranks among Russia’s top three oil refineries.
Despite the vast distances—hundreds or even thousands of kilometers—Ukrainian drones continue to target Russian military infrastructure and facilities that fuel the war effort. Some strikes have reached as far as 1,850 km. While Russia repeatedly claims to intercept all incoming drones, its air defense systems have proven ineffective at fully protecting key sites. In reality, Ukrainian forces continue to land strikes whenever targets fall within UAV range.
The UNITED24 Media team compiled a list of Russia’s largest oil refineries and assessed which have been successfully targeted:
Omsk Refinery (owned by Gazprom Neft, located in Omsk region, capacity: 21 million tons) — hit.
Kirishi Refinery (Kirishinefteorgsintez) (owned by Surgutneftegaz, located in the Leningrad region, capacity: 20.1 million tons) — hit.
Ryazan Refinery (owned by Rosneft, located in the Ryazan region, capacity: 17.1 million tons) — hit.
Lukoil-Nizhny Novgorod Refinery (owned by Lukoil, located in Nizhny Novgorod region, capacity: 17.0 million tons) — hit.
Yaroslavl Refinery (Slavneft-Yaroslavnefteorgsintez) (jointly owned by Gazprom Neft and Rosneft, located in Yaroslavl region, capacity: 15.72 million tons) — hit.
Lukoil-Volgograd Refinery (owned by Lukoil, located in Volgograd region, capacity: 14.5 million tons) — hit.
Lukoil-Perm Refinery (owned by Lukoil, located in Perm Krai, capacity: 13.1 million tons) — hit.
Moscow Refinery (owned by Gazprom Neft, located in the Moscow region, capacity: 10.5 million tons) — hit.
Angarsk Petrochemical Company (owned by Rosneft, located in the Irkutsk region, capacity: 10.2 million tons) — was not targeted, likely due to the long distance.
Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat (owned by Gazprom, located in Bashkortostan, capacity: 10.0 million tons) — hit.
Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim (owned by Bashneft, located in Bashkortostan, capacity: 9.5 million tons) — hit.
Tuapse Refinery (owned by Rosneft, located in Krasnodar Krai, capacity: 9.03 million tons) — hit.
Taneco Refinery (owned by Tatneft, located in Tatarstan, capacity: 8.7 million tons) — hit.
Komsomolsk Refinery (owned by Rosneft, located in Khabarovsk Krai, capacity: 8.3 million tons) — not hit.
TAIF-NK Refinery (owned by TAIF, located in Tatarstan, capacity: 8.3 million tons) — hit.
Novokuibyshevsk Refinery (owned by Rosneft, located in the Samara region, capacity: 7.9 million tons) — hit.
Antipinsky Refinery (owned by Rusinvest, located in the Tyumen region, capacity: 7.5 million tons) — not hit.
Bashneft-Ufimsky refinery plant (owned by Bashneft, located in Bashkortostan, capacity: 7.5 million tons) — hit.
Achinsk Refinery (owned by Rosneft, located in Krasnoyarsk Krai, capacity: 7.5 million tons) — not hit.
Bashneft – Novoil Refinery (owned by Bashneft, located in Bashkortostan, capacity: 7.1 million tons) — hit.
Most refineries within the range of Ukrainian long-range drones have sustained damage of varying severity. Some are out of commission for weeks, while others remain offline for months.
These strikes serve a clear goal: to reduce oil processing capacity, thereby decreasing Russia’s sales and state revenue. Oil and gas sales contribute around 30% of the Russian budget, directly funding the war.
Even US President Donald Trump has urged Middle Eastern countries to increase oil production to drive down global prices, consequently reducing Russian revenues. Economic pressure remains one of the key strategies to force Moscow to the negotiating table and bring an end to the war.